spoon-- Old nickname for a 3-wood.
spot putting-- Putting method in which a golfer aims at a spot on the green to hit the ball instead of the cup itself.
spray-- To hit the golf ball all over the golf course in an erratic fashion.
Spoon: Old term for a 3 wood.
Spot Putting: Aiming not directly at the hole, but a place on the green so the ball will roll into the hole.
Spray: To hit the ball erratically off line.
Spoon: Old term for a 3-wood.
Spot Putting: Aiming for a point on the green over which the ball must run if it is to go in the hole.
Square: Score of a match is even. Or the clubface and stance are aligned perfectly with the target.
Spoon: A term for a 3-wood that is seldom used today. (He reached the par 5 with a driver and a spoon).
spoon
The traditional name for a lofted fairway wood the equivalent of the modern 3-wood.
stableford ...
Spoon
N old designation for a type of fairway wood still used by TaylorMade for a metal wood club of 13 or 15-degree loft popular among better players.
Spot Putting ...
mid-spoon
An obsolete wooden club with a loft between that of the long spoon and the short spoon.
mid-iron ...
baffing spoon (also "baffie, baffy") archaic term for an approach wood or lofted wood
Example: She knocked it stiff with a baffing spoon/baffie/baffy.
winter rules: Temporary rules set to cater for winter conditions.
wood: A long club with a bulbous head, traditionally made of wood.
wooden spoon: A competition prize awarded to, politely put, the golfer most in need of improvement ...
Baffy A lofted wooden club developed from the baffling-spoon no longer in use. Also the alternate name given to the 4 wood. Bail Out To avoid trouble, such as a water hazard, in one area by hitting the ball well into another area.
A lofted wooden club developed from the baffling-spoon.
Bail Out - To avoid trouble purposely, such as a water hazard, by hitting the ball to a safe area.
This was the scheme which made me learn to rely upon the cleek, and when it is properly used it will totally outclass any spoon shot ever invented. A spoon is not versatile.
The ball must be fairly struck, not pushed or spooned.
Playing a wrong ball (except in a hazard) - in match play you lose the hole; in stroke play you incur a two-stroke penalty and you must then play the correct ball.
ON THE PUTTING GREEN ...
A wood club used for distances between yards for men's clubs Also known as a spoon
Threesome
A match in which two players play the same ball and alternate strokes and play against a single player Also means three players playing a round together ...
FAST FACT!
Gene Sarazen is credited with inventing the sand wedge in 1935. He flattened the 'spoon' golf club's face and added a leading edge to help it slice through the sand.
Both this and the Callaway have a long-nosed 'spoon' look to them and a clubface that is not too deep. It is about half an inch longer in the shaft than the Callaway, which would partly explain the extra distance it gives.
Niblick: Another name for a 9 iron. At the time of its use, it characteristically had a shorter face than other clubs and was also concave like a spoon.
Nineteenth Hole: The clubhouse bar after playing 18 holes.
Former name given to a 2 wood. A wooden club with a brass sole plate with more loft than a driver and less than the spoon.
Bent Grass ...
Is a weekend school too loaded to remember and practice once I leave? If so, am I better off just sticking with my pro instructor who can spoon feed me between practicing over the course of weeks or months?
 See also: Swing, Golf, Hit, Hole, Iron
  
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